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RZ30 - The provincial reform amendement

Published in Clark #5




WHEREAS There is a consensus that provinces need to have provincial government AND

WHEREAS Some of the provinces have rules for choosing a government that are questionable AND

WHEREAS an interesting discussion between the two proposers of this bill resulted in an interesting
solution for provincial elections AND

WHEREAS at the same time, the provincial assignment laws have failed to create provinces of similiar
size and the only way to change the method of provincial assignment is via the people to province law
according to the Organic Law AND

WHEREAS we do not know exactly if or how we will change the assignement method, but we think that
the Ziu should have more flexibility in choosing the assignement method AND

WHEREAS under the new system, a province no longer require a constitution to have a provincial
government and as such, there is no longer a need to distinguish certified and uncertified provinces

THEREFORE the ZIU amends the organix law in the following manner :

the following paragraph :

Art. XVII:Sec. 2.: All Talossan citizens shall belong to the Province in which they live. Citizens living outside of Talossa are assigned to a Province by the Ziu at the time of their naturalization by the Ziu, in accordance [with a People to Provinces Act assigning people to provinces based on geographical criteria with all persons in a specific geographic area being assigned to the same corresponding Talossan province].[ Any citizen whose provincial citizenship is transferred, without an accompanying and corresponding change either in his place of residence or in the People to Provinces act, shall not be able to vote in the immediately succeeding election for the Government of the Province, nor shall he be eligible to participate, as an elector or as a candidate, in the immediately succeeding election for Senator from that province. However, he shall be eligible to stand for election as a Senator from that province in that election if no other qualified citizen is available or willing to do so.]

Is changed to :

Art. XVII:Sec. 2.:All Talossan citizens shall belong to the Province in which they live. Citizens living outside of Talossa are assigned to a Province by the Ziu at the time of their naturalization by the Ziu, in accordance with the laws in place.


And the following paragraph :

Art. XVII:Sec. 5. Provinces are Cantons (or groups thereof) which are self-governing and autonomous. They are administered by constitutional governments elected democratically within the Province. Provincial borders may only be changed by the Ziu with the consent of the Province or Provinces in question.


Is changed to :

Art. XVII:Sec. 5. Provinces are Cantons (or groups thereof) which are self-governing and autonomous. They are administered by constitutional governments elected democratically within the Province at the same time and with the same rules as the Cosâ general electon and under the direction of the Secretary of State office. Provincial borders may only be changed by the Ziu with the consent of the Province or Provinces in question.



and the following paragraph :

Art. XVII:Sec. 9. Each Province shall guarantee to its citizens a democratic, republican, or constitutional-monarchical form of government, and the full protection of their rights under this Organic Law.

is changed to :


Art. XVII:Sec. 9. Each Province shall have a proportional legislative chamber composed of the same number of seats as
that province has in the Cosâ. Rules for conducting the provincial election shall be determined by law. Unlike in the Cosâ, the rules for provincial elections may allow a citizen may hold more than 30 seats in a provincial legislative chamber. Provinces also have the full protection of their rights under this Organic Law.


Finally, the following paragraph :

Art. XVII:Sec. 13. No province existing at the time of the adoption of this Organic Law may avail itself of any right guaranteed in this Organic Law until such time as the province contains within it a working constitution with an elected government and a citizenry comprising at least 10% of the population of the Kingdom of Talossa or at least five persons (whichever is more). The Ziu shall have power to certify this by appropriate legislation.

No new province shall be constituted after the adoption of this Organic Law unless said proposed province shall contain within it a working constitution with an elected government and a citizenry comprising at least 10 persons.

Notwithstanding this section, all provinces shall be guaranteed equal representation in the Senäts.

is changed to :

Art. XVII:Sec. 13. No new province shall be constituted after the adoption of this Organic Law unless said proposed province shall contain a citizenry comprising at least 10 persons.

32th Cosâ, Clark #5 results		Amendment?	Ziu	Cosâ				Senäts
Bill	Title		Result	Për	Contrâ	Abstain	Result	Për	Contrâ	Abstain	Result
RZ30	The provincial reform amendement	No (double majority needed)	Pass	132	1	55	Pass	4	1	1	Pass